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Look up: Amish

  1. Amish
    [n] - an American follower of the Mennonite Bishop Amman
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Amish
    Member of a Christian group originally based on the Mennonite Church, found today in the USA and Canada. The Amish are distinctive for their adherence to pre-20th-century dress and a simple...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  3. Amish
    Am'ish noun plural [ Written also Omish .] (Eccl. Hist.) The Amish Mennonites.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/70

  4. Amish
    Am'ish adjective [ Written also Omish .] (Eccl. Hist.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman , a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as 'worldly conformity'. There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/70

  5. Amish
    noun an American follower of the Mennonite religion
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Amish
    The `Amish` (`Amisch` or `Amische,` ) are an Anabaptist Christian denomination, formed in 1693 by Swiss Mennonites led by Jacob Amman. They live in the United States and Canada and are divided into several major groups. The `Old Order Amish` use horses for farming and transportation, dress in a traditional manner, and forbid electricity or telephones in the home. Church members do not join the military, apply for Social Security benefits, take ou...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish

  7. Amish
    • (n. pl.) The Amish Mennonites. • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as `worldly conformity`. There are several branches of Amish Mennonites in the United States.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Amish
    member of a Christian group in North America, primarily the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church. The church originated in the late 17th century among ... [11 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/63

  9. Amish
    Amish is a Hindu boy name. The meaning of the name is `Honest ` The name Amish doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Amish seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Amis


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4 July 2009

This day in history:
It was on the 4th July 1862 when, while sailing with Dean Liddell's daughters, Lewis Carroll narrated for the first time Alice's Adventures Underground which he `began to write for Alice`. In 1864 this story became Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and MacMillan published it the following year. Alice is also the heroine in Through the Looking-glass and What Alice Found There (MacMillan 1872) and The Nursery Alice (MacMillan 1889). read more

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